Nokomis

If you feel like your child has an old, familiar soul, you might consider the beautiful Native American name Nokomis. It is believed to mean "grandmother" or "my grandmother" and comes from the Ojibwe word nookomis. Nokomis appears in traditional Ojibwe stories as the name of Nanabozho's grandmother. Nanabozho is a spirit, cultural hero, and trickster figure in traditional storytelling, particularly among the Ojibwe people. Nokomis was also the name of Hiawatha's grandmother in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem The Song of Hiawatha. Nokomis is brimming with myth, legend, love, and magic and is a meaningful choice for those seeking a baby name with ancestral undertones.